Sunday 27 January 2013

How to pick a ripe pineapple and carve out slices

Color and smell: To pick a good-to-eat pineapple, look for a nice golden hue all around the fruit, especially the base. It is still good and ripe if it has green on the upper portion. Sniff the bottom of the pineapple for a fresh, sweet aroma. Pineapples are sweeter toward the base of the fruit and this is a great indication of how ripe the fruit is.

Perfectly ripe pineapple


Trimming and carving in 7 easy steps:

Step 1: Chop the crown and the stem. Slice the stem as straight and even so it will stand. Preferably use a knife that is broad and flat knife. Do not twist the crown to remove it, slice it as close to the top as possible. 




Step 2: Shave the outer skin of the pineapple, till the eyes are from 2 mm-3 mm in diameter. The eyes are skewed in one direction but we will cut along the straight side of the eye.






After One Day















Step 3: Hold the pineapple and cut along the eye’s direction, first from left to right, then right to left, making a “V” and removing the thorns while preserving most of the fruit in the process. 






 Step 4: After the “V” cuts all along, the pineapple should appear like as in.





Step 5: Set aside the pineapple for a bit to allow the juices to settle.
Step 6: Grip the pineapple lightly between fingers and slice discs of 5 mm -10 mm each.
Step 7: After two slices are cut, place the slices down to act as support for the pineapple from sliding. 


 Place the slices on a tray or dining plate , as shown. Enjoy!!!




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Rangarajan Ramaswamy Bangalore 27.01.2013 03:30 pm


5 comments:

  1. Dear Rangarajan Uncle,

    Excellent blogpost! I enjoyed reading it and understanding the technique that you have so wonderfully perfected. The photographs are great too! Looking forward to your next post.

    Best Wishes,
    Vaish

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  2. hello Uncle,
    Haripriya sent me the link to your blog. I now understand what it takes to get those neatly packaged slices of pineapple from the store:) Looking forward to tackling a whole one myself one of these days! Thanks to you!
    Best,
    anjali

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    1. Dear Anjali

      Well. I am glad you liked it. I have come across many of my friends who avoid buying pineapple because it has thorns , though it is a very good and healthy fruit. Do we discard Roses just because it has robust thorns ? Nature has given the thorns for their self protection against ever invading insets and rodents in the fields.

      Please also go through the remaining Blogs , which we have created for making the time spent in the kitchen a fun to spend. I always take pleasure in every single oppurtunity to create something good in the kitchen environment.

      I am going to Blog an unique way of preparing Kamarkat shortly , learnt from my eldest sister way back in 1955-60 's and I am looking for proper ingredients.

      Please circulate the Blog-Link to your friends circle.
      Thanks for your views.
      With best wishes
      Rangarajan Bangalore 01.02.2013 09:00 am

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  3. Dear Perippa,
    Its so good to see your blogs :). Especially this one!! Will surely share with my friends too.

    Best Regards
    Krutika

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  4. Dear Krutika
    Well. I am glad to note that you like the blogs. It will be good if you circulate to your known friends and I am sure someone will take the lead and practice.
    With best wishes
    Rangarajan Perippa 04.02.2013 05:15 pm

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